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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149709003321

Autore

Ribenboim Paulo

Titolo

Prime numbers, friends who give problems : a trialogue with Papa Paulo / / Paulo Ribenboim (Queen's University, Canada)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

981-4725-82-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 pages)

Disciplina

512.7/23

Soggetti

Numbers, Prime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Prime numbers, friends who give problems, is written as a trialogue, with two persons who are interested in prime numbers asking the author, Papa Paulo, intelligent questions. Starting at a very elementary level, the book advances steadily, covering all important topics of the theory of prime numbers, up to the most famous problems. The humorous conversations and the inclusion of a back-story add to the uniqueness of the book. Concepts and results are also explained with great care, making the book accessible to a wide audience. --